Skinny girls often have problems choosing clothes and shoes in stores. This is especially true for autumn and winter boots. Most models are sewn by the manufacturer for a wide or medium shaft. But if your leg is thin, the shoe just hangs loose at the top. Sometimes such space looks stylish and can be played up in images. But for very fragile girls it is difficult to choose boots that are as close in girth as possible. They are left with 2 options: wear low shoes or sew in the boot.
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Tips for sewing boots with your own hands
In order not to spoil the product, but to bring it into the desired form, listen to the following tips:
- First, decide what things you will wear with these boots (nylon tights or woolen leggings).
- Take all measurements along the top edge with boots on your feet.
- Clearly mark a mark that will serve as a guide for suturing.
- You need to measure and mark marks on both tops, since the volume of the left and right legs, as a rule, differs (sometimes even up to 2 cm).
With this simple knowledge and skills, any woman can make herself a gift with her own hands. Be it expensive dress shoes or your favorite boots from the consumer goods series. You just need to put in a minimum of effort - and you won’t have to choose in the store between a beautiful pair of shoes and how well they match the anatomy of your feet.
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Shoe inserts are special devices that are placed under the forefoot, under the heel, or glued inside in any convenient place, thereby taking up some space in the shoe or boots and making them narrower or shorter. At the same time, people around will not suspect anything, because they are not visible to strangers.
This is one of the simplest and most affordable ways to return shoes to their original size and shape if they have stretched during wear. They are sold in shoe stores and are inexpensive, do not cause discomfort when worn and last quite a long time. They are easy to care for: after each “walk” you just need to take them out and dry them in the open air.
There are two types of inserts:
- silicone;
- suede (brown, beige and black).
Both are suitable for suede shoes, while suede inserts themselves are used only for similar shoes.
The thickness and size of the inserts vary, so they can be adjusted based on how big the shoes are. You should also consider the type of shoes: small inserts are suitable for shoes and sandals; for boots and shoes you can choose larger ones.
IMPORTANT! A significant disadvantage of the device is that it is not suitable for high-heeled shoes.
If you put the insert in shoes whose heel height exceeds 6-7 cm, the load on the foot will increase, and walking will simply be uncomfortable.
Water and steam
Grandmother's cardinal method, which is effective and at the same time dangerous, is soaking and then drying suede shoes.
The method is quite simple: first you need to wet a pair of shoes with cold water from a spray bottle or using a damp cloth, then send them to dry on a radiator, place them near a heater, or use a hairdryer. From such an impact, the suede is deformed and after drying it will noticeably shrink.
A side effect is a change in the appearance of the suede. Shoes may become less rich, lose their appeal, and become dull. To return it to not the same, but at least some elegance, after drying, you should wipe the outside of the shoes with a cotton pad soaked in glycerin.
The problem of breaking in suede shoes exists and can be solved in fairly simple ways, without leaving home. If these methods do not help, you should contact a repair shop, where professionals will reduce the size of your shoes without causing any harm to them. And although this method will cost a lot of money, you can be sure that the shoes will remain as beautiful as ever.
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Spray stretcher for shoes made of patent leather If your shoes are too long, it’s worth remembering an old but effective method. When putting on socks, they are filled with soft napkins, medical cotton wool or very thin paper, but of course for sandals or open shoes, this option is unacceptable.
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Video: Reducing the internal volume of shoes
You can reduce your shoe size at home, but only if you act thoughtfully and consistently. The easiest and most reliable way is to go to a shoe store for special silicone inserts. These can be pads under the heel or under the toe. You will get many more benefits from these devices, for example, your feet will not slip, your shoes will stop rubbing. If you are not a supporter of additional insoles or inserts, then when choosing a way to narrow your shoes, you need to start from the material from which the pair is made.
Nowadays, many people order sneakers or boots online, since on the manufacturer’s website you can buy a suitable model and a high-quality product at a cheaper price. However, the sizes do not always match, and you don’t want to send back the shoes you like, and shipping is not cheap. There are different ways to stretch both shoes and sneakers, but sometimes the question of how to reduce the size of shoes becomes relevant.
Additional insoles
If the shoes are stretched too much and even liners and half-insoles do not help, classic insoles will come to the rescue: silicone, leather, with a foam layer or even wool. Insoles for a full foot “eat up” quite a lot of the inner space of the shoe, so this method can be used if the shoes are too large.
In especially severe cases, you can put 2 identical insoles in each shoe: they will not cause discomfort when walking and will perfectly solve the existing problem.
Myth or reality
Large shoes are good only in childhood for playing mother-daughter games, but in adult life this problem causes a lot of inconvenience
First you need to find out what characteristics the pair does not fit in size. First, shoes can be longer than your feet. Second: the shoes may not fit the width of your feet. So, is it possible to make your downsizing dream a reality? Of course yes. Moreover, there are even 2 approaches for this.
- Contact the workshop. Professionals will use full or partial constriction, that is, they will separate the heel and sole, and attach the upper to the last of the required size. This is if the shoes are not the right length. If the pair is wide, they will sew it up or choose another way to solve the problem.
This is interesting. Not all shoemakers will take on a non-leather pair, much less sneakers or sneakers that have a special cut. But sandals, clogs or flip-flops can only be narrowed in a workshop, where the straps are carefully stripped, shortened and sewn into place.
- Try to use folk wisdom. This is where there are no restrictions on the quality of shoes. Only according to the material, although there are methods suitable for all types. Let's start with them.
What to do if leather shoes are too big?
The same as in the case of non-leather (sports, work, rubber). It just so happens that the comfort of our feet depends more on the appropriate size and cut than on the shoe material.
What to do if the shoes are big in the heels?
This question usually arises when you get shoes with too high an instep (even tightening the laces tightly does not help).
Here can help:
- soft insert in front;
- insert under the lacing or under the tongue of the boot.
In the first case, the toes will rest, the foot will move back, and the shoes will fit. In the second, the top of the shoe will adhere more tightly to the instep of the foot so that the foot is securely and comfortably fixed inside the shoe.
The insert can be made from fairly thick fabric, leather or felt, including by using several layers. You can secure it with laces, that is, for each half-pair, make two things with holes for lacing. If there is only one insert (under the tongue), it is fixed with glue.
The second option is to sew Velcro to the shoe tongue. In general, if the shoes are large in the heels, then the instep height needs to be adjusted.
